A recent trend in gaming has been the use of "FOMO, " or fear of missing out. This strategy can lead to players feeling pressured to spend excessive time and money on games. Some games are designed to appear vast and all-encompassing, which can result in two types of player reactions. Some players might fully commit to the game, investing significant time and resourc...

College students often struggle with going to bed on time. This issue is especially common among young adults. A recent study dug into why this happens. It looked at how students' beliefs in their abilities, their fear of missing out, and their use of social media affect their bedtime habits. The study involved 468 Chinese college students. They filled out online que...

Ever wondered why some people can’t put their smartphones down? A study from Turkey has some answers. It looked at university students to see how smartphone addiction might be linked to our feelings of happiness and whether the fear of missing out (FoMO) plays a role. The study was done with 656 students, mostly females between 17 and 34 years old. They checked how ...

Ever wondered why some female freshmen in China can't seem to put down their phones? A recent study dives into this issue, focusing on a tricky thing called rumination. Rumination is like overthinking on steroids – it's when you can't stop dwelling on negative thoughts. The study found that when female students overthink, they're more likely to use their phones probl...